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Fair Value Tracker

A complete Fair Value Tracker course that teaches the parity workflow in small desk decisions: source quality first, assumptions visible, basis as context, alerts as reminders, and adjacent tools as handoffs.

10Lessons50Chapters123Minutes14Sources
Open coursePractice in Open Fair Value Tracker
Pivot Calculator10 lessons · 135 min · TechnicalOpen courseBacktest10 lessons · 135 min · SystematicOpen courseSeasonal Analysis10 lessons · 123 min · SeasonalityOpen courseCorrelation Matrix10 lessons · 137 min · AnalyticsOpen courseCOT Report Analysis10 lessons · 140 min · PositioningOpen courseEconomic Calendar10 lessons · 123 min · MacroOpen courseCommodity Board10 lessons · 120 min · Market monitorOpen course

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Gold Desk Workflow: From Fair Value to Trade Plan

A guided desk session for newer commodity traders who need a practical path from market data to a disciplined daily plan.

18 min guided lessonBeginner6 guided visuals
01From COMEX to local market fair valueFair Value Tracker02Basis is the gap, not the signalBasis monitor and spread history03Use pivots as a trading mapPivot Calculator04COT shows the weekly crowdCOT Report Analysis
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Fair valueTrading EducationHow does a global benchmark become a local reference price?MCX COMEX Parity Formula: A Practical Guide for Gold TradersThe MCX COMEX parity formula turns global gold into a local fair-value estimate by combining COMEX, FX, unit conversion, and cost assumptions.Walk through the conversion formulaLevel mapTrading EducationWhere should price prove itself before a trade matters?MCX Daily and Weekly Pivot Points: How Commodity Traders Frame LevelsMCX crude oil pivot points, daily and weekly pivots, and CPR TC/BC all serve one task: turn verified prior-session data into a repeatable support-and-resistance map before the session.Map daily and weekly reaction zonesCrowd contextPositioningAre large traders crowded, hedging, or changing sponsorship?How to Read the Gold COT Report: Positioning and CrowdingA COT report for gold shows how COMEX futures positioning is distributed across managed money, producers, swap dealers, and other groups so traders can judge sponsorship, crowding, and squeeze risk.Read positioning as backdropDesk systemPlatform GuidesWhat checks belong before a commodity trade plan?Bullion Brains Commodity Trading Platform: Tools for Gold and MCX TradersBullion Brains is a commodity analytics platform for traders who want market context, fair value, macro timing, levels, positioning, seasonality, and testing in one workflow.Build the morning workflowDesk systemPlatform GuidesWhat checks belong before a commodity trade plan?Commodity Analytics Platform for Gold Traders: What a Daily Desk Should IncludeA commodity board is the first-read market scan: it shows what is moving, then hands the trader into fair value, duty and parity context, pivots, positioning, events, seasonality, and research.Build the morning workflowCrowd contextPositioningAre large traders crowded, hedging, or changing sponsorship?Gold COT Positioning Hub for Crowding and Squeeze RiskA positioning hub for gold COT searches, connecting participant behavior, crowding risk, macro timing, and the Bullion Brains COT dashboard.Read positioning as backdropLevel mapTechnical LevelsWhere should price prove itself before a trade matters?MCX Pivot Levels Hub for Daily Pivot, Weekly Pivot, and CPRA pivot hub for traders who need MCX daily pivot, MCX weekly pivot, CPR, and support/resistance workflows in one route.Map daily and weekly reaction zonesDesk systemMarket WorkflowWhat checks belong before a commodity trade plan?Commodity Board and Live Prices Hub for Gold and Silver TradersA prices hub for commodity-board searches, helping visitors move from market watch to deeper Bullion Brains workflows.Build the morning workflow

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Commodity Board: market question firstBullion Brains Commodity Board plus local market market watch/datafeed, DhanHQ quote docs, World Gold Council market structure, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsCommodity Board: quote-card readerBullion Brains Commodity Board quote cards plus local market market watch/product pages, local market datafeed docs, DhanHQ quote docs, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsCommodity Board: grid or focused boardBullion Brains Commodity Board Market Grid and Focused Board plus local market market watch/datafeed, DhanHQ quote docs, local market holiday context, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsCommodity Board: root filter controlBullion Brains Commodity Board root filters plus local market market watch/product pages and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrails
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Commodity Board: separate board lanesBullion Brains Commodity Board lanes plus WGC spot-market structure, ICE DXY, Treasury yields, local market market watch, CME roll education, and DhanHQ quote docsCommodity Board: contract month and rollBullion Brains Commodity Board active/carry month cards plus local market market watch/product pages, CME roll education, DhanHQ quote docs, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsCommodity Board: freshness before meaningBullion Brains Commodity Board freshness states plus local market datafeed and holiday docs, local market market watch, DhanHQ quote docs, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsCommodity Board: detail second passBullion Brains Commodity Board detail dialog plus local market market watch/datafeed/product pages, DhanHQ quote docs, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsCommodity Board: daily board handoff queueBullion Brains Commodity Board Focused Board, add/reorder/sync controls, local market market watch/datafeed/holiday docs, DhanHQ quote docs, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsCommodity Board: desk note handoffBullion Brains Commodity Board note handoff plus local market market watch/datafeed/product pages, DhanHQ quote docs, WGC spot market context, and securities-regulator commodity-derivatives guardrailsEconomic Calendar: event-risk question firstBullion Brains Economic Calendar plus CME/BLS/Fed/local market schedule sources and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: filter before readingBullion Brains Economic Calendar filters plus CME/BLS/BEA/Fed schedule sources and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: Daily Brief triageBullion Brains Economic Calendar Daily Brief plus CME/BLS/BEA/Fed schedule sources and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: events versus holidaysBullion Brains Economic Calendar Events/Holidays tabs plus local market/CME holiday schedules, BLS/EIA release timing, and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: release ledgerBullion Brains Economic Calendar release rows plus BLS/BEA/Fed source schedules, ALFRED revision framing, and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: release console routerBullion Brains Economic Calendar detail routes plus CME/BLS/BEA/Fed event sources, World Gold Council macro context, and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: coverage trust gateBullion Brains Economic Calendar coverage profile plus BLS/BEA recurring release sources, ALFRED revision framing, Investor.gov performance-claim guidance, and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: reaction windows as contextBullion Brains Economic Calendar scenario analytics plus BLS/BEA recurring release sources, ALFRED revision framing, Investor.gov performance-claim guidance, and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: alerts as review queueBullion Brains Economic Calendar alert controls plus CME/BLS/BEA/Fed release sources, Investor.gov performance-claim guidance, and CFTC no-advice guardrailsEconomic Calendar: desk note and handoffBullion Brains Economic Calendar workflow plus CME/BLS/BEA/Fed release sources, Investor.gov performance-claim guidance, and CFTC no-advice guardrailsCOT: weekly positioning question firstBullion Brains COT desk plus CFTC report cadence, release schedule, disaggregated notes, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: decode trader groups before biasBullion Brains COT participant ledgers plus CFTC disaggregated notes, explanatory notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: read net position and weekly changeBullion Brains COT position ledgers plus CFTC explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: use percentiles and COT Index as contextBullion Brains COT sentiment panels plus CFTC explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: read charts for sponsorship and coolingBullion Brains COT charts tab plus CFTC explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: build the weekly desk readBullion Brains COT Analysis tab plus CFTC release schedule, explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: spot crowding and squeeze vulnerabilityBullion Brains COT Advanced tab plus CFTC explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: use advanced regime lenses with humilityBullion Brains COT Advanced tab optional modules plus CFTC explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: turn alerts into a review queueBullion Brains COT Alerts tab plus CFTC explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCOT: write the desk note and handoffBullion Brains full COT workflow plus CFTC release schedule, explanatory notes, disaggregated notes, CME guide patterns, and no-advice guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: relationship question firstBullion Brains Correlation Matrix plus NIST/Penn State/Fed/CME/CFTC source guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: decode one cellBullion Brains pair inspector plus NIST/Penn State/Fed/CME/CFTC correlation caveatsCorrelation Matrix: crowding before convictionBullion Brains pair ledger and crowding surfaces plus NIST/NBER/CFA/Investor.gov/CFTC guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: choose windows without cherry-pickingBullion Brains period and multi-period surfaces plus NIST/Penn State/Fed/NBER/CME/CFTC guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: rolling relationship healthBullion Brains rolling correlation surfaces plus NIST/Penn State/Fed/NBER/CME/CFTC guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: beta sensitivityBullion Brains beta tab plus NIST/Penn State/CFA/CME/NBER/CFTC guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: diversification reviewBullion Brains diversification tab plus NIST/Penn State/CFA/Investor.gov/NBER/CFTC guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: divergence watchlistBullion Brains signals tab plus NIST/Penn State/Fed/NBER/UNCTAD/CFTC guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: reliability gatesBullion Brains correlation API surfaces plus NIST/Penn State/Fed/NBER/CME/CFTC reliability guardrailsCorrelation Matrix: desk note routineBullion Brains correlation tabs plus NIST/Penn State/Fed/NBER/CME/CFTC/Investor.gov capstone guardrailsFair Value Tracker: start with parityBullion Brains Fair Value Tracker plus local market/CME/WGC/FBIL source guardrailsFair Value Tracker: COMEX to local bridgeBullion Brains Import Parity plus local market/CME/WGC/FBIL source guardrailsFair Value Tracker: landed-cost assumptionsBullion Brains Import Parity plus WGC/local market/securities-regulator cost-profile guardrailsFair Value Tracker: basis without profit claimsBullion Brains Spread Monitor plus WGC/local market/CME/securities-regulator basis-language guardrailsFair Value Tracker: freshness before signal stateBullion Brains freshness panel plus local market/CME/FBIL/central bank/securities-regulator data-quality guardrailsFair Value Tracker: estimated local market modeBullion Brains estimated local market behavior plus local market/WGC/securities-regulator source-quality guardrailsFair Value Tracker: contract pair and roll viewBullion Brains contract selector plus local market/CME/securities-regulator futures-contract guardrailsFair Value Tracker: print versus patternBullion Brains Spread Monitor and Historical Analytics plus WGC/local market/CME/securities-regulator context guardrailsFair Value Tracker: scanner triageBullion Brains Scanner plus securities-regulator/local market/WGC/CME source-quality and no-advice guardrailsFair Value Tracker: daily desk noteBullion Brains Overview, Alerts, Pivot, Calendar, COT, and Backtest handoffs plus securities-regulator/local market/WGC/CME guardrailsBacktest: what history can answerBullion Brains Backtest workflow plus CFA/SEC/NFA hypothetical-performance guardrailsBacktest: set the test contextBullion Brains Backtest controls plus CFA/CME hypothetical-performance guardrailsBacktest: turn narrative into entry rulesBullion Brains Strategy Builder plus CFA/CME/overfitting researchBacktest: define exits before the chartBullion Brains exit controls plus CFA/CME/GIPS hypothetical-performance guardrailsBacktest: read risk before returnBullion Brains result metrics plus CFA/CME/NFA hypothetical-performance guardrailsBacktest: inspect equity curve and ledgerBullion Brains chart, equity curve, and trade history surfaces plus CFA/CME/NFA guardrailsBacktest: stress-test against overfittingBullion Brains period menu, cross-metal selector, and Strategy Library plus overfitting researchBacktest: use templates and adjacent tools safelyBullion Brains templates, adjacent tool handoffs, and hypothetical-performance guardrailsBacktest: account for costs, execution, and live driftBullion Brains result assumptions plus CFA/CME/NFA cost and hypothetical-performance guardrailsBacktest: save and communicate results responsiblyBullion Brains saved strategies plus GIPS/SEC/NFA hypothetical-performance communication guardrailsPivot Calculator session maplocal market/CME daily data context plus Bullion Brains pivot workflowCPR as a balance zoneBullion Brains CPR formulas plus Fidelity/CME/broker educationClassic pivot ladderBullion Brains floor-pivot formulas plus Fidelity/CME support-resistance educationCompare pivot familiesBullion Brains pivot overlays plus Fidelity/CME/broker education/TradingView educationTwo-sided pivot scenariosBullion Brains Signal Detection language plus Fidelity/CME/CFTC educationConfluence without overconfidenceBullion Brains multi-timeframe pivots plus CME/local market/Fidelity/CFTC educationHistorical accuracy with humilityBullion Brains historical accuracy plus local market/CME/Fidelity/CFTC/NIST educationMonitor the map with alertsBullion Brains Pivot Alerts plus CME/Fidelity/local market/MDN/CFTC educationIntraday recalculation without erasing the mapBullion Brains Intraday Recalculation plus StockCharts/Fidelity/CME/local market/CFTC educationExport a responsible pivot planBullion Brains Pivot Export plus TradingView/local market/CME/Fidelity/MDN/CFTC educationCOT without the crowd trapCFTC disaggregated notes plus Bullion Brains COT dashboardSeasonal: start with the seasonal questionBullion Brains Seasonal Analysis plus local market/CME/WGC/Fed/CFTC source guardrailsSeasonal: check sample depthBullion Brains Seasonal Analysis plus CME/local market/WGC/CFTC sample-depth guardrailsSeasonal: read monthly seasonalityBullion Brains Seasonal Analysis plus CME/local market/WGC/CFTC/securities-regulator monthly-seasonality guardrailsSeasonal: use the heatmap as a planning mapBullion Brains Seasonal Analysis plus CME/local market/WGC/CFTC/securities-regulator heatmap guardrailsSeasonal: separate month and event tendenciesBullion Brains Seasonal Analysis plus CME/local market/WGC/Fed/CFTC/securities-regulator month-event guardrailsSeasonal: read event trajectoryBullion Brains Seasonal Analysis plus CME/local market/Fed/WGC/CFTC/securities-regulator event-trajectory guardrailsSeasonal: build an event watchlistBullion Brains Seasonal Analysis plus CME/local market/Fed/BLS/CFTC/securities-regulator upcoming-event guardrailsSeasonal: regime and macro overlapBullion Brains Market tab plus CME/local market/Fed/BLS/CFTC/securities-regulator regime-overlap guardrailsSeasonal: templates as hypothesesBullion Brains Strategy Picker plus CME/local market/CFA/SEC/NFA/CFTC template-to-backtest guardrailsSeasonal: keep event data trustworthyBullion Brains Manage tab plus local market/CME/WGC/Fed/BLS/CFTC/securities-regulator event-registry guardrails

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